What If We Loved Harder?
A poem and something to ponder
Would people listen more?
Would people scream less?
Would strangers learn to see the story behind the human?
Would loved ones learn that there is so much about their people that they cannot even see?
Would we think more clearly?
Care more deeply?
Would we feel a little more soft?
A little less jagged?
Would we jump to compassion instead of cancellation?
Would we remember to regard one another with the same tenderness we treat children?
With warmth?
With understanding?
With ease?
Would we find ourselves working together in harmony?
In joy?
In the pursuit of something good and great — for everybody?
Would people be less afraid?
Would the birds sing a little louder?
Would we find ourselves basking in the gift that each day brings rather than counting the minutes until the next big thing?
Would we find happiness for them?
For you?
For us?
Would we realize that the good things in life are meant to be shared?
That there is room for us all?
What if we loved harder?
What if?
What if?
What if?
